Machine P52X3 by Peter Aspell
Peter Aspell
Machine P52X3
ink and wash
signed, titled and dated “June 28th/04” upper left
10.5 x 8.25 ins ( 26.7 x 21 cms ) ( sheet )
Auction Estimate: $400.00 - $600.00
Price Realized $600.00
Sale date: February 2nd 2021
Private Collection, Toronto
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Peter Aspell
(1918 - 2004)
Born in Vancouver, B.C., he studied at the Vancouver School of Art and the Ghent Academy, Belgium. A portrait and figure painter, he has been compared with Van Eyck and Brueghel The Elder by Charles Scott and with 19th Century Impressionists in his treatment of colour. A competent draughtsman his paintings reflect sincerity – his recent work contains less detail. He travelled in Europe on an Emily Carr Scholarship, 1948-9, and taught at the Vancouver School of Art.
Source: "A Dictionary of Canadian Artists, Volume I: A-F", compiled by Colin S. MacDonald, Canadian Paperbacks Publishing Ltd, Ottawa, 1977